Operating-table.



H. S. IONES.

OPERATING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1911-.

Patented Dec. 11,1917.

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H. S. JONES.

OPERATING TABLE- APFLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. I911- Patented Dec 11 191?. 4 SHEETS-SHEET a.

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OPERATING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 19H.

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HQRATIQ S. JONES, OF KANSAS GI'DY; IVLISSQ'IZIItI;

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all whom it may concern:

-Be it known that If, HonA'rro' S Jones, a citizen of: the United]States, res ding at Kansas City, in the county of JaCkSOn and State ofMissouri, have invented a certain I new and useful Improvement inOperating Tables, of which the. following is} a specification. p

.. My invention relates to improvements in op rating tables.

It, is. particularly well adapted for phys1- voians or surgeons use. Oneof the ob ects of my invention 1s to .providean operating table of novelconstruction whichwill permit of a patient being disposed in manypositions adapted for differentexaminations or operations. l

'A further object of my invention is the provision of novel dra nagemechanism, which is convenient for use, is eiiicient in Still anotherobject f my invention-is to provide novel mechanism forsupporting thelegs and feet of a patient in different posltions.

A further object of my inventlon is to provide novel means for elevatingand lowering the member which is adapted to supportthe thighsof the paie nothernovelfeature of my invention is the mechanism by which the headsupport is operated, which mechanism is reliable in op v eration andeasy to operate.

"Still anotherQ Qject of my invention is to provide novel means by whicha fountain may be supported in a pos tlon for easy ma nipnlation, andwhich, when fountain 1s not in use, may be disposed in collapsed formout'of the way of the operator.

Still another object of myinventionls to pro ide a th like.

illustrate the preferred embodiment of my The novel features of myinvention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, wh ch frame.

and which are designated by 2.

drainage receptacle with a cover. which in the open position may beutilized i as a shelf for the support of instruments and "Patented Dee1.1,, 1min Applifiation fi m-Ta m 1. sanit noise plane of the line 23-13ofFig. 2, showing one offthe foot or leg supports mounted iri'one of thevertical sockets of the supporting E 1 3 e a s ctional View on theinlet-40f Fig. 2. i a

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View on the line 5- 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6; is a verticalsectional viewon the line 66 ofFig. 1.

q Fig. 7 is a Vertical sectional view on the line 7-7of Fig.

Similar reference characters designate slmilar parts 1n the differentvlewsf 1 designates a supporting frame, substantially rectangular andcomposed ofany suitable material, principally iron or steel tubing. Thefraine is, preferably, provided. with ball bearing casters of any usualtype,

The patient to be examined or operated uponis adapted .to be supportedupon five upporting members comprisin g a head supporting member 3, ashoulder supporting member a, a thigh supporting member 5, a legsupporting member 6 and afoot support 7. These five supporting members iare adapted to be horizontally disposed, as shown in Fig. 1, or they mayeach be swung from the horizontal to suchposition as may be best adaptedfor the purpose in view.

Thehead supporting member?) is, preferably of sheet steel and having itsforward end formed into. a barrel which is pivoted on a transverse tiemember 8 of'the frame 1, Tosuppont the member 3 horizontal-or otherpositions, it has pivoted to its underside the "'upperend of a toothedmember 9, preferably curved, and having in its rear edge a row ofratchet teeth 10 each adapted to' engage and be supported by atransverse tie rod 11 of the frame 1.

- To positively swing the member 9 into or out of engagement with therod11, I provide a rock member 12 pivoted ina bearing 13 secured to theunder side of themember 3, and provided with acrank l t and a: crankhandle15. A U shaped link 16 embraces the member "9 and has its armspivoted to the crank 14 of the rock member 12, The crank 14: is adaptedto strike and force the member 9 out of engagement with the rod 11,

when the cranlf" handle 15 is turnedin a coun er clockwise direction, asviewed in Fig. 4. lhe transverse portion of the link in the 'ing-upongravitation to eflect this engage- 16 is adapted tostrike theforwardedge of the member 9 and force said member into engagement withthe rod 11; when. the'crank handle. 15 is swung clockwise, as viewed inFig. 4. The member 9 thus may be reliably made to engage the rod 11without dependmerit.

The shoulder supportingmeinber4 is hinged at-its forward edge upon atransverse ,roclj 17, which forms part of the frame 1, and to whichispivoted the rear end of the For supporting theineniber tat difierentangles to, the horizontahl provide a U- -with lateral extensionslQ whichare adapted to respectively engage theteeth20 of two longitudinallydisposed bars 21 respectively Y secured toropposite sidesofthef'frame 1. j

shaped brace 18, the armsof .wliichare pivo ted to. the underside of themember 1' and the transverse portion of which isprovided ,Theiteeth 20are 1 in; the upper horizontal f edgesvof the bars 21, so that as themember l-is upwardly swung, the. lower end Of 'tl1e brace 18 will. passforwardly over said teeth. 7 a .j j Iiorhoisting the thigh supportingmember .5, thefollowing.described mechanism may be employed;

52A Vertical screwQ Z has screw-threaded upper portion fitted :inavertical'screwthreaded, hole :lllFtllG middle of a transverse I 'barg23supported by the frame 1. The upper endof the; screw 22; is rounded andhasa bearingin a longitudinal groove 24 provided 7 in the under side ofa bearing'25 secured to ,the under sideof the member 5, .T he screw 22extends through ;and is 'rotatable in v a -transvei se bar26 supportedby the frame 1 ,b,elow the bar 23. Y '45.; arms secured to the upperside of thebar 26 An inverted U shaped memher 27 hasits f anditst'ransyerse portion is provided with averticalhole in whichjthe screw22 is rotatable and slidable 1 a Aghorizontalcrank shaft 28 having, an

operating .CI'ZLIlk'jllAIlCllS 29 is rotatably a mounted ai d ,,extenclsthrough one arm of -the meinberQ'Zianda bear ng30 which is I mountedupontheba-r 26;

. Secured to and rotatable with the crank shaft 28 is ;a bevel gearwheel 3l,which meshes with a bevel gear wheel 32 supported @onathjebar'26 and splined to the screw 22 v.so as to rotatetherewith and atthesame s time lpermit Neltlgfll movement of the screw in the gear wheel,By turning the cra-nkhandle 29, the screw J22 may be turned.andthereby, vertically moved so as to raise and lower the thighsupporting member her 6 is rigidly The thigh sup portingmember 5adjacent to its forward end is provided with a drainage opening whichcommunicates with the upper end of a drainage receptacle 33, the

upperend of which is secured to the under side of the member 5. Thedrainage receptacle 33 at its lower end is'providcd with a dischargeopening 31 which communicates with a discharge tube 35, the

upper end of which is attached tothe tubularv lower end ofthe"receptacle33.

The'tube 35 is preferably flexible, being preferably composed of softrubber an'd'is adapted to have its lower end detachablyi, ina' v cover37, which is removablymounted upon inserted in a tubular inlet 36provided and is adapted to tightly closethe open upper end of areceiving vessel 38, Fig. 4:.

The vessel 38 is, preferably, removably -mouiited upon a transversehorizontal plate 39, which is provided onits upper side with an-annularflange 40 adapted to embrace the vessel 33' A cover41 is hinged to theforward end.

of the member 5 and is adapted to cover the upper end of the receptacle33 and to close the opening in the member 5. The receptacle 33 isprovided at its forward side with i a horizontal flange 42 which, whenthe cover 41 is swung to the open posit on, shown in ClOtlZGCllIDGS inFig. 4E, horizontally supports said cover, so that the lattermay beemployed as a shelf for the support 'of instruments or other articles.

hen the member 5 is to be used in the inclined position, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 4, the tube 35 is detached from the cover 37.

be swung by a horizontal transverseiock shaft 43, Fig. 6, whichisfloscillatively mounted in the frame land which is procured to onesideof the frame 1 and within i 7 The rear end of the leg supporting neiir.secured to and is adapted to vided at one end with a crank handle 44hav-. ing an outwardly extending screw-threaded arm 45 whichextends-throughan arcuate slot 46 of a casing 47, Fig. 1, which is seilowhichthe crank handle' H- is adapted to be swung, By turning the crankhandle 44, the rock shaft 43'is turned, thereby swinging thelegsupporting member (3. For releasably locking the crank handle 44 in theins position to which it may be adjusted, the

screw-threaded arm 45 has fitted thereon a nut 48iwhich is adapted tobear against the outer side of the casing 47 and which is preferablyprovided with a crank handle 49 to enable the nut to be easily turned.

- Secured to the lower side of the foot sup- I; port 7 are twodownwardly and reaiwardly extending bars 50, to which are respectivelypivoted the forward .ends oftwobars 51,

which are parallel with each other and witl .1

the member 6, and which have their rear ends pivotedin the frame 1, asshown *ill 6; Thedist'ances between the pivotal poin "ofthe-bars 5I-"andthe member 6 are the same, so tliatthe foot support? always retainshoriz'ontal'position regardless of the position of the leg supportingmember 6.

The bars51 are bracing bars which serve as bracing means, through theintermediacy porting the outer "of the supporting By loosening thecrank? nut l8, the crank handle 44-. may beturnedtoany desiredpositionand theirlocked inl such position by a tightening the crank nut-48,thereby swing ingfthe member and foot support 7 to and l oldiiigthen' inany desired position.

Respectively secured "to opposite sides of the frame 1 are two-upwardlyand forwardly inclined tubes 52 inwhich are respectively slidablyanddetachably mounted two foot or leg'supporting members 53, each of whichprovided atfits upper-end with a 'ring5-i adapted to support afoot or toreceive theretlirough a leg of a patient who is supported uponthe'operating table.

The upper side of each ofthe tubes is'providedavith a screw-threadedhole in whichisfitted' crank screw'55QFig. 7, which is adapted toenteranyone ofa series j of notches 56 with which the upper edge of theadjacentleg supporting member is provided. By properly adjusting thescrew 55, the adjacent le g supporting member may be withdrawn or movedto any desired position. j

The frame 1 is provided at opposite sides respectively, adjacent to itsforward end and upper side with two sockets 57, which are closed attheir lower ends and which are adapted to receive and support in avertical position the lower ends of the members 53, when the latter areremoved from the tubes 52, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. '1 and 7.In the last named position, the rings are adapted to receivetherethrough and to support in an elevated position the legs of thepatient.

For the purpose of supporting a fountain to be used in connection withthe drainage receptacle 38, I provide afountain support consisting ofthe following described parts. The fountain support is, preferably,extensible and comprises two sections, one of which is pivoted to theframe 1 and the other of which is longitudinally adjustable on thepivoted section. The pivoted section comprises a tubular member 58, oneend of which has a serrated side face adapted to be releasably clampedto a similarlyserrated or corrugated side face of a member 59 which issecured to the frame 1, Figs. 1 and 2. EX- tending through the members58 and 59 is-a thumb screw 60 upon the outer end of which is fitted anut 61 which is adapted to bear against the member 58. The thumb: screwi160 is horizontal andtransversely disposed, so

that when loosened, the member 58 maybe I swung from the horizontalposition shown l in Fig. 1 to a vertical position or to anyiiitermediate position and then retained in such position bytighteningthe thumb screw .60.

Slidably mounted in themember 58 isiia rod 62 which is adapted to besecuredwin any position to which it is. adjusted by thumbs'etscrew 63mounted in the member 68. The outerend ofthe rod 62 is provided with ahook 64: which is adapted to support any ordinary type of fountain, DOtShOWD.

When not in use, the fountain support may be swung to the longitudinal.horizontal position shown in Fig. 45. a a, 1

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the variousmovable supporting members ofmy improved operating? table may beadjusted to a variety of positions' such asmay be best adapted: for theparticular purpose in view.

I donot limitiny invention the structure shown and described, asmodifications,

within the scope of the appended claims,

may be made without departing from i the spirit of myinvention. l 3

WVhat I claim is i 1. In an operating table, a supporting frame, and athigh, supporting member hinged thereto so as to be swung upon itsrearfiendto and from a horizontal position and provided with a drainageopening; ad acent to its free end, and provided with a cover adapted tobe swung "from I'DS'POSItIOIi closing said opening to an open horizontalposition, and in the latter position serving as a shelf.

2. In an operating table, a supporting frame, a thigh supporting memberhinged thereto at its rear end so as to be swung to and from ahorizontal position and provided adjacent to its free end with adrainage opening and having a cover movable from a position closing saidopening to an open horizontal position in which it will serve as ashelf, and a drainage receptacle carried by said thigh supporting memberand communicating at its-upper end with said opening.

3. In an operating table, a supporting frame, a head supporting memberhaving its forward end pivoted thereto, a toothed member pivoted to saidhead supporting member, and adapted to have its teeth releasably engagesaid supporting frame for holding the head supporting member indifferent positions, a rock member pivoted to said head supportingmember and provided with a crank and a crank handle, the crank beingadapted to engage said toothed memher so as to swing the latter out ofengagement with the supporting frame, and a link carried by said crankand adapted to engage said toothed memberso asto swing thelatterintofengagement with said supporting frame.

I Y 4. In anop erating table, a supporting armslcarried by said crankand having its,

transverse portion adapted to engage said toothed. member so as to swingthe latter into engagement with said frame. I

5. In an operating table, a supporting frame, a shoulder supportingmember, a head supporting member, a thigh supporting member, a legsupporting member, said members each being pivoted to the. frame so asto swing from a horizontal position, the

. shoulder and head supporting members bemg pivoted-at theirforwardends, andthe thigh and leg supporting members being pivoted at theirrear ends, and means for Gopieeiot this patent may be obtained forreleasably retaining said members in different positions with respect tothe horizontal and independently of each other.

' -'6. In an operating table, a-supporting frame, a'thigh'supportingmember hinged thereto and having a drainage opening, a drainagereceptacle secured to the underside rook member pivoted to'said :headsupport of said member and communicating with said openmg and having at1ts lower end a discharge tube, and a receiving vessel supported by saidframe and having a removable cover having an inlet adapted to receivethe material discharged from said tube when the thigh supporting memberis in a pre-determined position.

7. In an operating table, a supporting thereto and having a drainageopening, a drainage receptacle carried by said member and communicatingwith said opening and having at its lower end a discharge tube, andareceiving vessel having a removable cover provided with an inlet tubeadapted to be detachably connected with said discharge tube when thesupporting member is in a pre-determined position.

8. In an operating table, a supporting frame having two vertical socketsrespectively at opposite sides thereof, two upwardly and forwardlyinclined tubes secured tothe supporting frame at opposite sides thereofrespectively, and two foot or leg supporting members respectivelyslidably adjustable to different positions in said tubes, and removabletherefrom and adapted to be respectively mounted in said sockets so asto respectively support the legs of a patient.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HORATIO S. JONES.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. 0.

frame, a thigh supporting member hinged

